---
title: Update a maintenance window
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# Update a maintenance window{% #update-a-maintenance-window %}
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**Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PUT https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/{maintenance_window_id} |

### Overview

Updates the name, query, start time, or end time of an existing maintenance window.

OAuth apps require the `event_correlation_config_write` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#case-management) to access this endpoint.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                                    | Type   | Description                         |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------- |
| maintenance_window_id [*required*] | string | The UUID of the maintenance window. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

Maintenance window payload.

{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field                  | Type      | Description                                                                                                        |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | data [*required*] | object    | Data object for updating a maintenance window.                                                                     |
| data         | attributes             | object    | Attributes that can be updated on a maintenance window. All fields are optional; only provided fields are changed. |
| attributes   | end_at                 | date-time | The end time of the maintenance window.                                                                            |
| attributes   | name                   | string    | The name of the maintenance window.                                                                                |
| attributes   | query                  | string    | The query to filter event management cases for this maintenance window.                                            |
| attributes   | start_at               | date-time | The start time of the maintenance window.                                                                          |
| data         | type [*required*] | enum      | JSON:API resource type for maintenance windows. Allowed enum values: `maintenance_window`                          |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "end_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "name": "string",
      "query": "string",
      "start_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "type": "maintenance_window"
  }
}
```

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### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing a single maintenance window.

| Parent field | Field                        | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]       | object    | A maintenance window that defines a scheduled time period during which case-related notifications and automation rules are suppressed. Each maintenance window applies to cases matching a specified query. |
| data         | attributes [*required*] | object    | Attributes of a maintenance window, including its schedule and the query that determines which cases are affected.                                                                                          |
| attributes   | created_by                   | string    | The UUID of the user who created this maintenance window. Read-only.                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes   | end_at [*required*]     | date-time | The ISO 8601 timestamp when the maintenance window ends and normal notification behavior resumes.                                                                                                           |
| attributes   | name [*required*]       | string    | A human-readable name for the maintenance window (for example, `Database migration - Dec 15`).                                                                                                              |
| attributes   | query [*required*]      | string    | A case search query that determines which cases are affected during the maintenance window. Uses the same syntax as the Case Management search bar.                                                         |
| attributes   | start_at [*required*]   | date-time | The ISO 8601 timestamp when the maintenance window begins and notifications start being suppressed.                                                                                                         |
| attributes   | updated_by                   | string    | The UUID of the user who last modified this maintenance window. Read-only.                                                                                                                                  |
| data         | id [*required*]         | string    | The maintenance window's identifier.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| data         | type [*required*]       | enum      | JSON:API resource type for maintenance windows. Allowed enum values: `maintenance_window`                                                                                                                   |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "created_by": "string",
      "end_at": "2026-06-01T06:00:00Z",
      "name": "Weekly maintenance",
      "query": "project:SEC",
      "start_at": "2026-06-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updated_by": "string"
    },
    "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "type": "maintenance_window"
  }
}
```

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{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="401" %}
Unauthorized
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="404" %}
Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Path parameters export maintenance_window_id="a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" \# Curl command curl -X PUT "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/maintenance_windows/${maintenance_window_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "end_at": "2026-06-01T06:00:00Z",
      "name": "Weekly maintenance",
      "query": "project:SEC",
      "start_at": "2026-06-01T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "type": "maintenance_window"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.case_management_api import CaseManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.maintenance_window_resource_type import MaintenanceWindowResourceType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.maintenance_window_update import MaintenanceWindowUpdate
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.maintenance_window_update_attributes import MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.maintenance_window_update_request import MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest

body = MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest(
    data=MaintenanceWindowUpdate(
        attributes=MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes(),
        type=MaintenanceWindowResourceType.MAINTENANCE_WINDOW,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["update_maintenance_window"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = CaseManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.update_maintenance_window(maintenance_window_id="maintenance_window_id", body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.update_maintenance_window".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseManagementAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MaintenanceWindowUpdate.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes.new({}),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::MaintenanceWindowResourceType::MAINTENANCE_WINDOW,
  }),
})
p api_instance.update_maintenance_window("maintenance_window_id", body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.MaintenanceWindowUpdate{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes{},
			Type:       datadogV2.MAINTENANCEWINDOWRESOURCETYPE_MAINTENANCE_WINDOW,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.UpdateMaintenanceWindow", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewCaseManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UpdateMaintenanceWindow(ctx, "maintenance_window_id", body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `CaseManagementApi.UpdateMaintenanceWindow`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `CaseManagementApi.UpdateMaintenanceWindow`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.CaseManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MaintenanceWindowResourceType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MaintenanceWindowResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MaintenanceWindowUpdate;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.updateMaintenanceWindow", true);
    CaseManagementApi apiInstance = new CaseManagementApi(defaultClient);

    MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest body =
        new MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest()
            .data(
                new MaintenanceWindowUpdate()
                    .attributes(new MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes())
                    .type(MaintenanceWindowResourceType.MAINTENANCE_WINDOW));

    try {
      MaintenanceWindowResponse result =
          apiInstance.updateMaintenanceWindow("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890", body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling CaseManagementApi#updateMaintenanceWindow");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_case_management::CaseManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MaintenanceWindowResourceType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MaintenanceWindowUpdate;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = MaintenanceWindowUpdateRequest::new(
        MaintenanceWindowUpdate::new(MaintenanceWindowResourceType::MAINTENANCE_WINDOW)
            .attributes(MaintenanceWindowUpdateAttributes::new()),
    );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.UpdateMaintenanceWindow", true);
    let api = CaseManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .update_maintenance_window("maintenance_window_id".to_string(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Update a maintenance window returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
configuration.unstableOperations["v2.updateMaintenanceWindow"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.CaseManagementApi(configuration);

const params: v2.CaseManagementApiUpdateMaintenanceWindowRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {},
      type: "maintenance_window",
    },
  },
  maintenanceWindowId: "maintenance_window_id",
};

apiInstance
  .updateMaintenanceWindow(params)
  .then((data: v2.MaintenanceWindowResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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